"Mom was a force of nature, and she had very little patience for the whiny complaints of delicate girls. She disinfected our wounds with 90° alcohol; apparently, Mercurochrome was for spoiled children. And then there was ether, in that cerulean blue bottle like the evening sky. That color was hers, that deep dark blue where the punch thrown at God gets lost."
This first novel tells the story of the unconditional love binding a mother to her daughters, despite her flaws and failures. Yet the poetic and sultry writing of Violaine Huisman also carries the heartbreaking voice of a woman—first and foremost a woman—who has never stopped asserting her right to a dreamed life, to freedom.
作者:
Violaine Huisman, born in 1979, is a French writer known for her impactful storytelling. Her debut novel, The Book of Mother, received critical acclaim, winning the Prix Françoise Sagan and earning a longlisting for the International Booker Prize. Through her evocative prose, Huisman explores complex themes of family, love, and personal identity, establishing herself as a significant voice in contemporary literature.
朗讀者：Angela Yu
Angela Yu (born 2003) is a poet born and raised in Hong Kong. At 17 years old she published her first poetry collection in Chinese but now writes primarily in English and French. She is the author of 不反叛通知書, Juvie, Psycho in Paradise, and L'encyclopédie des parasites. Her work deals mainly with the banality of modern existence and its many effects. Angela’s new books, 60 km/h and Point d'interrogation, are scheduled to be published in mid-2026. As an aspiring linguist and translator, she spends most of her free time maintaining the ten languages that she speaks.
場地:
Parenthèses bookstore - 14-24 Wellington St, Central
